Grade

6


Big Idea

What is sound?




Guiding Questions


How does sound travel?
What gives sound a different pitch and a different loudness?




Key Terms

Sound words
Pitch
Loudness




Materials/ Resources Students






Materials/ Resources Teachers

howstuffworks.com has other videos about sound
Website with free power point presentations and other resources- http://science.pppst.com/sound.html
Resources for sound- http://www.cln.org/themes/sound.html


Websites

Go to Brain Pop for sound
how satelite radio works- http://www.howstuffworks.com/radio.htm
Ideas for sound- http://www.sciencespot.net/Pages/kdzphysics4.html


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